Hamford Primary Academy is a primary school located in Walton on the Naze. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 23/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Elm Tree Avenue, Walton on the Naze, CO14 8TE
Website: http://www.hamfordprimaryacademy.org/
Telephone: 01255673415
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Chris Joy
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138072

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 280
Number of Pupils: 347
Number of Boys: 165
Number of Girls: 182

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.8
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -5.3 to -2.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -5.1 to -2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hamford Primary Academy
Elm Tree Avenue , CO14 8TE
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Frinton-on-Sea Primary School
Fifth Avenue , CO13 9LQ
3out of 4 1,312 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Kirby Primary Academy
Halstead Road , Kirby Cross CO13 0LW
3out of 4 2,021 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Walton on the Naze Primary School
Standley Road , CO14 8PT
3out of 4 2,140 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tendring Technology College
Rochford Way , CO13 0AZ
3out of 4 523 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Philomena's School
Hadleigh Road , Frinton on Sea CO13 9HQ
- not rated 1,408 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
TLG Tendring
Frinton Free Church , 2-4 Connaught Avenue CO13 9PW
- not rated 1,895 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.